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| M-1 GARAND CAL .30-06 RIFLE | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Standard issue rifle, first adopted by the United States Army in 1936, the M-1 was not as light as the M-1 Carbine, nor did it have the volume of fire like the Thompson, however, its 8 round, clip fed, gas-operated, semi-automatic operating system was extremely reliable & in the hands of a highly skilled paratrooper could bring accurate fires against the enemy; it most cases it was broken down into upper & lower receivers for airborne operations & packed in the "Griswold Bag" which was secured behind the reserve & belly band on the T-5 & T-7 parachutes, although some Troopers were known to jump it "assembled!" | |||||||||||||||||||
| M-1 GARAND ACCESSORIES | |||||||||||||||||||
| M-1 GARAND LINKS | Operation: Semiautomatic, Gas Operated Caliber: .30 (.30-06) Length: 43.6 in. (1103 mm) Weight unloaded: 9 lb 8 oz (4.37 kg) Barrel: 24 in. 4 grooves, right hand twist Magazine: 8 round internal box, clip loaded, clip ejected after last round fired Muzzle Velocity: 2800 fps, 2903 ft-lb 500 yds: 1918 fps, 1362 ft-lbs Ammunition: 174 gr bullet, 50 gr charge, Ball M1 Effective Range: 440 yds |
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| FULTON ARMORY | |||||||||||||||||||
| M-1 GARAND.COM | |||||||||||||||||||
| CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM | |||||||||||||||||||
| (GREAT site w/ loads of intel, including step-by-step instructions on "fieldstripping" your M-1) | |||||||||||||||||||
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